The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-25
CLEVELAND CERTAIN TO RUN.
German on the Next Campaign Guesses
About the Republican Candidate.

ADOuJ INC tSepuOilChn tanSludbe.
at will be the same fight over again, !"
said Senator Arthur T. German, OF Mary
land, Monday, in discussing politics. lie
had been resting at the Fifth Avenue no.
tel for nearly week, having come from
Baltimore Immediately after the recent
election. Senator Germans position in
the Democratic party is strong one. He
is chairman OF the national executive COM
mittee. Ilo is Thoroughbred machine
man, Bourbon of Bourbons, who has no
sympathy with anyone who opposes the
victorspoils theory. II was through his
mastery manipulation that Mr.. Cleveland
became President. The Burchard incl
dent would not have been utilized but for
him. The old clergyman's alliterative
blunder was not delivered half an hour
before handbills were being printed for its
distribution broadcast among voters by
Mr.. Germans direction.
Under the Cleveland administration he
has been favored beyond any other leader
whether reiormcr or Bourbon. The reten-
lion OF Eugene Higgins us appointment
clerk in the treasury department, against
the opposition and criticism OF the entire
country. il an illustration of his power ut
Washington. From such position he is
better able than almost any OF the party
leaders of the country to know the situa-
ton in politics, and the drift Of political
movements. He had been talking about
Maryland affairs, and was then asked about
national politics. when he said, following
the remark already quoted
81 have no question hut the Republicans
will rcnomnatc Mr. Blaine. The ticket
may be- Blaine and sherman. II will be
Blaine and western man, most certainly.
Harrison or Allison. possibly. No, not
Foraker. Tie Is too iiighty. Thcywill not
want an cratic candidate. hut a conserva-
tive one. The only question about Mr..
Blaine il his health. | understand that
hc il alarmed about his physical condition,
and has reason Ia he alarmed. IL comes
from members OF his family in quiet way
that this is the ease"
"Your party will rcnominate Mr.. Cleve-
land?''
1T il ioregone conclusion-the old
fight over again. with new vice-prcsiden-
tial candidates 10 replace Hendricks and
Logan"
"Whom will you put on the ticket with
Cleveland
Probably an Indiana man, as our fight
will be exactly the same ~ before. Me
Donald, Voorhees, and Gray are available.
Gray was gallant soldier. We do not
need soldier, however. Our candidate
will certainly come from the west. Pen
sion Commissioner Black, OF Illinois, Is
making a brisk canvass for the position,
and Mr.. Villas has much strength. lie
will have large following In the conven-
ton, is brilliant man, and was also Il
soldier. No southern man will be pre-
sented."
GLOW about Gov IIill?"
"Why, he Is hot q candidate, Is he9"
"Do you expect 10 win the iight?'
eve certainly shall win II.
"What about the scandals OF the last
campaign? Will they he rcpcaicd?'
"lhcy are all worked out We shall
hear nothing more OF them"
you are satisfied with the result in
Marylnnd2"
"Eminently 20. The party lines arc
drawn in the State. The Republicans have
pollcd their full party strength, and our
party has $4,000 10 1900 majority. That
Is the normal Democratic majority In the
State by which We can hold IL under any
aud all circumstances. For several years
the Republicans coqucttcd around and
nominated fusion tickets. They were
beaten worse and worse, just ~ they have
been IN this city. II was the nomination
Of Nicoll here that defeated them in this
State. When they made the great fight on
me three years ago they were beaten by
30 900 majority. In that were included the
votes Of 5000 10 5000 Republicans who
voted ior me- They were disuuicd with
the course oi their leaders in nominating
other than straight out Republican. ln
the campaign just closed, with the single
exception of States Attorney. their ticket
was made up of strong able, clean licpub.
! liclns. II was ticket that mustered every
Republican vote IN The state ior iis support
and armycl every Democratic vote against
Il. Tho Republicans did better under this
course than they havu ever done in the
/ state